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David Moyes says he wanted to bring Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to Manchester United after taking over at Old Trafford

David Moyes has revealed he wanted to sign Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Toni Kroos after taking over at Manchester United in 2013.

Moyes was appointed as United manager following the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, but lasted just 10 months in the job before being sacked with the Red Devils eventually slumping to a seventh place finish.

The Scot made just one major summer signing with Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini arriving from his former club Everton for £27.5m.

Moyes also revealed Toni Kroos had agreed to join United, but instead joined Real Madrid

Moyes was subsequently criticised by the club's supporters for failing to attract top-level stars to Old Trafford, but the 53-year-old has insisted he was doing all he could to sign some of the world's very best players, including now-Real Madrid trio Kroos, Bale and Ronaldo.

Kroos joined Madrid from Bayern despite having agreed terms on a switch to United, while Bale completed a then-world record £85m move to the Santiago Bernabeu to team up with former Red Devil Ronaldo.